The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
Pith and Point.


crack nor warp
A CHURCH organ constructed entirely of
paper is on exhibition at Milan. IL was the
invention of priest.
1t is no great wonder that the Prince of
Wales dances so charmngly. The British
taxpayer settles with the fiddler.
A CURIOUS hat worn by an Englishwoman
was one of quaint shape, matched with twigs.
Among the twigs crowd of swallows dis
ported themselves
A LADY who advertised for girl " to do
light homework " received a letter from an
applicant who said her health demanded
sea air, and asked where the lighthouse was
situated.
THE first auction ever held was in Great
Britain, in 100, when Elishur, a governor
of Fort George, in the East Indies, publicly
sold the goods he had brought home to the
highest bidder.
THE largest of all electric lights is in the
lighthouse at Sydney, Australia, and has a
power of 10000 candles. The largest in
this country is at San Jose, Cal, which is OF
"a 600 candle-power.
A WESTERN editor, in directing attention
to block of tenements infested by criminal
characters, said: "The place is notorious.
1t is every whit as vile as the infamous Rot
ten Row in London"
A wELL-KNowN professor gave notice that
he could not meet his " classes" A wag de-
leted the &C " and made it :" lasses.' The
professor then deleted the 81 " and finished
by having the best of it.
THERE were 6O636 births in Paris last
year, of which more than 1900 were lille
ultimate. There were 81 ,092 deaths during
the same period, of which more than 10000
were due to pulmonary diseases.
THE postmaster of Carson, New, is repre-
scented to have received lately letter with
the request that he hand it to any person
who has hog cholera in his family" That
individual has not yet been found.
FIRST student of medicine: | say, Fritz,
did you see those boys stick out their
tongues at us?" Second student: " Yes, and
it makes me proud. They evidently take us
for full-hedged doctors. "-FHjegende Bldtter,
NY four-year-old boy remarked con-
fidentially to. the cook, the other day, that
he would hate to be a chicken" " Why,
Rob-" she asked "'Cause | would have to
lay eggs, and don't know how" was the
RESPONSE dbyhood.
A SCIENTIFIC writer tells how water can
be boiled in sheet of writing-paper. We
don't doubt it. We have known man to
write few lines on sheet of writng-pa.
per that kept him in hot water for three
years.-CbriStidn at Work.
THE rapidty with which a railroad builds
up a section of country is demonstrated in
the fact that there are now eleven towns on
the Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley
railroad, in southern California, not one OF
which existed three months ago.
NEAR Boston there is a group of New.
tons which are so numerous as to suggest
that they broke out like the measles: New.
ton, Newtonville West Newton, Newton
Center, Newton Highlands, Newton Upper
Falls and Newton Lower Falls. We wonder
if any got away.-Norrich Bulletin.
A Boston physician tells of a case of an
attack of hay-fever that was arrested by the
patient breaking his leg. Hay-fever victims
who go several hundred miles from home tC
escape the disease should cut this out and
paste it on their handkerchiefs. If breaking
leg should fail to effect a cure in some
cases, breaking the neck would be certain
to 90 right to the spot, Beware of imita
tions.-NOrriStOlrn Herald.
IT was announced some years ago that on
a certain Sunday Dr. Hopkins was to preach
at the South church, Pittsfeld, and great
congregation assembled to hear him. In
fact it was the Rev. Mr.. Longley of Peru
who was to preach, and he began by saying
"You came to this place to hear the gospel
proclaimed through a silver trumpet. You
must hear it, however, through rams
horn. - WeSuield Newsletter.
MICHIGAN woman, who probably haC
much time to spare, has made unique
dress. The material is common spool thread
white, and the entire dress is hand-crochetet
work, beautifully lowered and strong, anC
10000 yards of thread We're used in its con
struction. The sleeves are crocheted in tn,
proper shape and are fastened in by lock
crochet stitch. 1t is very beautiful anC
Mrs. Mccormick was six months complet
ing it,
SOME men go around talking large abou
theirplans to buy house who haven none.
enough to get third mortgage on length
of fence-rail. Other men 20 about tal6in.
haven't room enough in the front door-yar,
to make two blades of grass grow wher
one starved to death before. Men are quee
creatures anyhow; if it weren't for womel
we should stare at them as we do at a natu
raj curiosity .-.SOmercHle journal.
A CURIOUS advertisement appears in tn
paper of German town. N. NJ. @
Martinett " informs his readers that he
convinced that second flood, not les
terrible than that of Noah's generation, vii
devastate sinful Europe before very long
He is consequently resolved upon buildin
an ark as large as Noahs if possible. TIL
estimated cost will be about 10000 marks
He asks if there is any young lady, prett
and about eighteen years old, who is i
possession of this sum and willing to accep
the protector of the new ark as a husband
adding that his advertisement " is not an i'd
joke, but is serious and honest"
A TRAVELLER in Persia relates that Will
on a visit to judge a man was brougl
in who stoutly denied the offence wit
which he was charged. The Judge fixed hi
eye on the prisoner, who had stretched fol
ward one of his fingers, and exclaimed
"You are guilty." by thy venerable heat
! vow | am not guilty" protested the az
cused, now raising two fingers. This pre-
cess was continued until he at last stretche
out five fingers of each hand, when the MAJ
istrate remarked: Good, let him CO. he
innocent" The traveller learned afterwar
that by raising his finger the prisoner mear
the Judge to understand that he offered on
tonen about ten shillings) for his release, an
had been compelled to raise the amount b
successive bids to ten tonens (e5) in order
satisfy the demands of Persian Justice.
/ HAVE the following from a Cincnna
correspondent: Z" In your last issue yC
chronicle a new fashion in wedding CUES
and tell of a brides pug, in new outfit
ribbons and harness, going TO the weddI
to see himself provided with master.
think Cincinnati ahead A prominent 5
ciety lady of West Fourth street takes h,
pretty pug out every day for constitutions
and since the thermometer is in the ninet
occasionally stops in at noted caterer
orders ice-cream for two, and Dandy
after tapping the refreshment, gives plea
ant growl of delight. Another married lad
of the Gibson House, who is childless, b
rejoices in an indulgent husband, goes st
further, and the pug luxuriates with
mistress on tip-top cocktail as pr
paratory to delicate breakfast OF spril
lamb. '-To,0n Topics.
Mr.. BARTLETT, surveyor of Monr
county, was in the city a few days since, al